Evidence-based women's health articles, pregnancy tips, and expert guidance, written by Dr. Anam Ghani and her team.
A risk of 1 in 250 means 249 out of 250 babies with that result are unaffected. What each test measures, how NIPT compares, and why no screening result is ever a diagnosis.
Read article →Two questions, in order: is the test right, and if it is, what is stopping the period? PCOS, thyroid, prolactin, stress, weight and perimenopause — and the four blood tests that settle it.
Read article →Only 41.8% of Indian babies are fed within an hour of birth. Almost everything that goes wrong after that is latch, pain, or a supply worry that is not real.
Read article →About one in five Indian mothers develops postnatal depression. It often looks like anxiety, rage or numbness rather than sadness — and it responds to treatment.
Read article →Only about 5 to 30% of women with chlamydia ever get symptoms. The signs worth acting on, which test to ask for, when a test is too early, and why the partner must be treated too.
Read article →About 9 in 100 women who report it have cancer of the uterus — which is exactly why the other 91 are assessed too. One spot is enough reason to be seen.
Read article →Indian women reach menopause around 46.6 years, so the transition often starts at 40. Not low oestrogen — erratic oestrogen, which is why one month is fine and the next is not.
Read article →Bleeding, stitches, feeding, mood — and the small number of warning signs that need help the same day. The weeks a mother is most at risk and least watched.
Read article →12.6% of women in an Indian national survey reported painful sex, and the researchers said the real figure is higher. Where it hurts narrows the cause, and nearly all of it is treatable.
Read article →Bulky uterus, free fluid, NILM, cornual block, low AMH — 104 phrases from scan, smear, blood test, HSG and semen reports, searchable and in plain words.
Read article →Work out your fertile window with the calculator on the page — then the honest part: in only about 30% of women do the fertile days fall where the day-14 rule puts them.
Read article →Most discharge is healthy, douching makes infection more likely, and the infections that matter most often cause no discharge at all. How to tell the difference.
Read article →52.2% of pregnant women in India are anaemic. Why a haemoglobin number is not a diagnosis, why tablets often fail, and when an infusion is the better route.
Read article →The old cut-off of 2.5 has gone, and two large trials found no benefit from treating the mildest results. What must be treated, and what to do if you already take thyroxine.
Read article →Why your shoulder hurts, why walking helps, when you can work and drive — and the one pattern of pain after keyhole surgery that should never be waited out.
Read article →No test outside pregnancy diagnoses a weak cervix, and between 40 and 70% of women with a previous mid-trimester loss never develop a short cervix at all. Why surveillance beats a reflex operation.
Read article →Three different operations share one name and the evidence behind them is not the same. Which one you are having, what it involves, when it comes out, and what it cannot do.
Read article →Reported in 1 to 19% of infertile Indian women against about 1% in the West — and also treated for six months on evidence that would not stand up. Which tests prove it and which do not.
Read article →Close to three in four abortions in India happen with medicines bought outside a health facility. Almost every serious complication traces back to one thing nobody at the counter asked about.
Read article →HSG picks up only about two thirds of genuinely blocked tubes, and calls roughly one in six open tubes blocked. Why a proximal block is often just spasm, and why one report should not send you straight to IVF.
Read article →A screening scan is where the assessment begins, not where it ends. Soft markers versus real anomalies, the tests that turn a finding into a diagnosis, what the law in India allows, and why no decision is needed this week.
Read article →In a trial of 750 women with PCOS, letrozole produced live births in 27.5% against 19.1% with clomiphene. What the tablets do, how a cycle should be monitored, and when the plan ought to change.
Read article →Three in four abortions in India happen with medicines bought outside a health facility, and tissue left behind does not reliably clear on its own. What it means, why waiting is the risky option, and why surgical evacuation settles it.
Read article →The bleeding usually stops in one to two weeks. The stitched wound at the top of the vagina takes six — and nobody mentions it. How long everything really lasts, and the symptoms that mean be seen today.
Read article →Three years of contraception from a rod the size of a matchstick, fitted at the clinic in minutes. The effectiveness is not the issue — the bleeding is, and almost nobody is warned about it properly.
Read article →One word on the histology report decides the treatment, the urgency and the outlook. Under 5% become cancer in 20 years without atypia — 27.5% with it, and up to 43% already have one.
Read article →Whether your babies share a placenta decides how often you are scanned, what can go wrong, and when they are born. It is settled at the first scan — and many women are never told which they have.
Read article →Which test you were given decides whether you are diagnosed at all — 7% by one set of criteria, 17% by another. Plus insulin, delivery timing, and the test after birth. Includes a video on how the DIPSI test is done.
Read article →A painful swelling near the vaginal opening. It is not an STI, antibiotics usually are not the answer, and simple drainage comes back in 13 out of 100.
Read article →The most searched phrase on an Indian scan report, and the least explained. It is a description, not a diagnosis — and a uterus that has carried children is meant to be bigger.
Read article →Guidance now says do not remove one just because it is there. Cystectomy costs about 40% of that ovary’s AMH — and 57% when both are operated on.
Read article →140/90 is the line, 160/110 is an emergency, and pre-eclampsia no longer needs protein in the urine. Who should be on aspirin, and why the risk outlasts delivery.
Read article →A report with a millimetre figure and no explanation. What the 4 mm rule really applies to, and why the answer depends on whether you are bleeding.
Read article →A number handed over as a countdown. Why low AMH does not predict natural conception, what it genuinely measures, and why the pill makes it look worse.
Read article →Periods that never came back after the procedure. How often adhesions really form, why over half are mild, and why hysteroscopy is the only test that settles it.
Read article →The odds it is cancer, set out age by age. The benign causes that explain nearly all of it, and why a normal Pap smear is not the answer.
Read article →The symptoms that mean go to hospital now. How hCG and scans make the diagnosis, when methotrexate works, and why most women conceive again afterwards.
Read article →Heavy periods with pain that has worsened for years, and a scan that says “bulky uterus”. Why it is missed, and why a hysterectomy is the last option.
Read article →Often decided in theatre rather than with you. What removing healthy ovaries actually costs, when it is genuinely indicated, and what to ask before consenting.
Read article →You were probably told to wait six months. The evidence does not support it. What actually matters before trying again, and what the next pregnancy is like.
Read article →Which tests before pregnancy are genuinely worth doing, which are sold and useless, and the folic acid dose that is not the same for everyone.
Read article →It is almost never your fault, and the odds are better than they feel. Which tests are worth having, which to refuse, and how to plan the next pregnancy.
Read article →Guidelines call it first-line for heavy periods and adenomyosis — yet most women are only offered it as birth control. With honest answers on mood and breast cancer.
Read article →Most uterine polyps are harmless — but a normal biopsy does not rule one out. What they really cause, and which ones need removing.
Read article →Sudden severe one-sided pain needs a hospital today. Why torsion is so often missed — including a normal scan — and why a twisted ovary can usually be saved.
Read article →Not an operation, and the instrument never touches you. Why you were referred, what the 15 minutes involve, whether it hurts, and how accurate it really is.
Read article →Decoding ASCUS, LSIL, HSIL and CIN 1, 2 and 3 — what resolves on its own, what needs treating, and why two women with the same result get different advice.
Read article →How it spreads, why a positive test is not what people fear, the HPV DNA test and co-testing — and who should be vaccinated now India has a free national programme.
Read article →Cervical cancer is one of the few we know how to prevent — yet only about 2% of Indian women are screened. What the test finds, how often you need it, and what an abnormal result really means.
Read article →Answering the questions women ask once they feel able to — what causes it, whether exercises help, what a pessary is, and why surgery need not mean losing your uterus.
Read article →The real cancer risk, why PCOS is not the same thing, which cysts disappear on their own, and when one genuinely needs surgery.
Read article →Why size alone does not decide the operation, which fibroids actually cause problems, and when a myomectomy beats a hysterectomy — by a Gurugram gynae surgeon.
Read article →What the pain actually means, why diagnosis takes years, and how endometriosis is diagnosed and treated now — without needing surgery first.
Read article →What actually counts as heavy bleeding, what to try before surgery, and when a myomectomy, ablation or hysterectomy is genuinely the right answer — by a Gurugram gynae surgeon.
Read article →Can I eat papaya, Maggi, pineapple, momos or coffee? A myth-free safe-vs-avoid food list with a quick-reference table and honest answers — by a Gurugram obstetrician.
Read article →See your baby's size each month (with everyday comparisons), development milestones, symptoms and the scans due — a complete month-by-month guide with a page for every month.
Open the guide →How common bleeding is, the causes in each trimester, spotting vs heavy bleeding, the red-flag warning signs, and when to get urgent care — by a Gurugram obstetrician.
Read article →Private, non-judgmental guidance on family planning and abortion — your legal rights under the MTP Act, medical vs surgical options, consent, safety and confidential care.
Read article →A gynaecologist's quick-relief guide for fever, nausea, cold, cramps, loose motions and constipation in pregnancy — with doses and when to see a doctor instead.
Read article →A Gurugram gynaecologist's step-by-step guide: confirming the result, starting folic acid, your first antenatal visit, the early scan, and the warning signs to never ignore.
Read article →When a C-section is necessary, what happens step by step, recovery, VBAC, safety for your baby, and honest answers to every question mothers ask.
Read article →An honest, detailed guide to the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, 10 normal symptoms, the warning signs that need urgent attention, and when to call your doctor.
Read article →What folic acid does, when to start, the recommended dosage, food sources, and answers to 13 of the most common questions expecting mothers ask.
Read article →How to create your birthing plan, choosing a hospital, mode of delivery, pain management options, and care for both mother and baby.
Read article →PCOS is over-diagnosed and under-diagnosed in equal measure. The 7 clinical signs, the Rotterdam criteria, and the blood tests behind a real diagnosis.
Read article →A week-by-week guide to your cycle, what's happening to your hormones, why you feel different each week, and when something is worth seeing a doctor about.
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